'Jeopardy!' Executive Producer Mike Richards Addresses Hosting Rumors

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Mike Richards is setting the record straight regarding a recent report that he is in final negotiations to be the permanent host ofreported that Richards, who is the executive producer ofIn a staff email sent Monday morning, Richards admits,"It is true that I was asked if I would consider hosting the show. I was humbled and deeply honored. No final decisions have been made and discussions with me and other potential hosts are still ongoing.

Richards adds in his email that choosing a permanent host"is not my decision and never has been." The executive producer is also adamant in his email that whoever ends up being the host of"Throughout this search, Sony’s top priority has always been to continue the incredible legacy you and Alex built," he tells the staff.

Not long after Trebek's death, ET spoke with Richards, who said the late game show host didn't mention any names about who he wanted to replace him, but did offer up attributes he was looking for in a successor. "Typical Alex. He was self-deprecating [and] said, 'It's not that hard.' Let me tell you that it is maybe the hardest show on TV to host; 61 clues in 22 minutes, accents, pronunciations, scoring, calling on people, ruling on the answers," Richards recalled."He talked a lot about how it needs to be someone that the audience will respect, that's believable in the role [and] has credibility...

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